Petrox
Operator of record for 1,202 catalogued wells across 4 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: PETROX INC · PETROX LLC · PETROX, INC
At a glance
Petrox is the operator of record for 1,202 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 4 states. 389 (32%) are active, 786 (65%) plugged & abandoned and 6 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Ohio, with 1,193 wells (99% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
1,202
Active
389
Plugged
786
Orphaned
6
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 1,193 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 1,191
- Gas wells
- 4
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 32%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Petrox operate?
Petrox's catalogued wells are spread across 4 states: Ohio (1,193), Pennsylvania (6), Kentucky (2) and Kansas (1). Its 1,193 Ohio wells are 0.5% of the 242,052 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Petrox’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
32% of Petrox's catalogued wells are active, 4 percentage points above the national share of 29%. 65% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 6 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Petrox operate?
By product class, 1,191 (99%) are oil wells and 4 (0.3%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Weirch L& S Comm #1 1 in Stark, OH at 6,660 ft. The wells listed below sit in Stark (OH), Ashtabula (OH), Noble (OH), Holmes (OH), Mahoning (OH) and Columbiana (OH) and other counties. State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Petrox
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weirch L& S Comm #1 1 | 34-151-24820 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Stark, OH | Petrox, Inc | 6,660 ft |
| Bodgan Unit 5 | 34-007-23842 | Active | Oil | Ashtabula, OH | Petrox, Inc | 6,287 ft |
| Moss 1 | 34-121-23127 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Noble, OH | Petrox, Inc | 6,191 ft |
| Moss 3 | 34-121-23298 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Noble, OH | Petrox, Inc | 6,180 ft |
| Raber Noah L 1 | 34-075-21522 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Holmes, OH | Petrox, Inc | 6,176 ft |
| Morris D 1 | 34-121-23008 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Noble, OH | Petrox, Inc | 6,128 ft |
| Simonds 3-97-A | 34-121-23227 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Noble, OH | Petrox, Inc | 6,090 ft |
| Johnson Unit 1 | 34-099-21749 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Mahoning, OH | Petrox, Inc | 5,893 ft |
| Delmer Little Unit 1 | 34-029-20724 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Columbiana, OH | Petrox, Inc | 5,884 ft |
| Clark-Morrison 11-E | 34-019-21324 | Active | Oil | Carroll, OH | Petrox, Inc | 5,877 ft |
| West Charles & Mary 4 | 34-019-20905 | Active | Oil | Carroll, OH | Petrox, Inc | 5,868 ft |
| Acdc 4 | 34-169-24500 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Wayne, OH | Petrox, Inc | 5,859 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Petrox operate?
Petrox is the operator of record for 1,202 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Ohio (1,193). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Petrox's wells are still active?
389 of Petrox's catalogued wells are active; 786 are plugged & abandoned and 6 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Petrox operate wells?
Petrox is the operator of record for wells in Ohio (1,193), Pennsylvania (6), Kentucky (2) and Kansas (1).
Does Petrox operate mostly oil or gas wells?
1,191 of Petrox's catalogued wells are oil wells and 4 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Petrox's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Weirch L& S Comm #1 1 in Stark, OH is the deepest at 6,660 ft.
Where Petrox's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Petrox — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/petrox-71311 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).